What color is #EDEEE9?

#EDEEE9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEE9?

The RGB value is 237, 238, 233: 237 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEEE9?

The complementary color is #EAE9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDEEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEEE9 color

#EDEEE9 rgb(237, 238, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EDEEE9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.3% green and 91.4% blue (237, 238, 233).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pegasus (#E8E9E4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#EDEEE9 color codes

HEX	`#EDEEE9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 238, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.9, -1.21, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.9, 2.6, 117.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.205, 85.037, 89.263)`
Decimal	`15593193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEEE9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDEEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDEEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edeee9; }
.text { color: #edeee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edeee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 238 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edeee9, #ebeee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EDEEE9?: #EDEEE9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEEE9?: The RGB value is 237, 238, 233: 237 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEEE9?: The complementary color is #EAE9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.